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Help JAMA recognize a deserving and outstanding student, educator, apprentice and manufacturer from our region! Submit your nominations here for JAMA’s Student of the Year, Educator of the Year, Apprentice of the Year, and Manufacturer of the Year. Awards will be given out at JAMA's 81st Annual Dinner on Monday, January 8th. Deadline for submissions is November 30, 2017. To review the criteria nominees must meet to be eligible, click here.

JAMA's Mission

JAMA champions activities and creates an environment that provides tools and resources to our members, assisting them in continuous improvement and success. Our mission is simple: to help our member companies grow and prosper!

Building Our Future

Through summer camps, after-school programs and in-school learning opportunities beginning in kindergarten, JAMA is helping young people imagine themselves as future engineers, manufacturers, inventors and entrepreneurs.

Training a Skilled Workforce

Since 2005, JAMA's Academy for Manufacturing Careers has provided U.S. Dept. of Labor certified Registered Apprenticeships, short-term certificate programs and customized skilled-trades training to thousands of individuals. Need manufacturing-related training? We can help!

Connect with JAMA Members

Need to find a manufacturer with specific capabilities to enhance your supply chain? Looking for a product or service provider to help your company be more successful? Connect with other JAMA members to build your company's future!

Location, Location, Location!

JAMA serves companies in Jackson and all surrounding counties throughout south-central Michigan. Join JAMA to become a member of a family over 260 companies strong devoted to helping each other succeed!

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Check out the video (above) that the great folks at JTV put together for us to share with the U.S. Dept. of Labor in 2012 when JAMA's Academy for Manufacturing Careers was selected by the DOL as a 21st Century Registered Apprenticeship Trailblazer and Innovator!

Here's what people say about us

- Chad WebbOrchid Chelsea

“I think this program was awesome as it has given me additional opportunities with my employer! There were a lot of good teachers and a ton of opportunities to hone people’s skills. The AMC staff was very helpful and kind throughout the apprenticeship program.”

- Kevin Oxley, SuperintendentJackson County Intermediate School District

“The business community and the education community are co-dependent on each other. We have an obligation to work together to create a strong and vital place to live and work. JAMA and the Academy for Manufacturing Careers are great partners with the ISD.”

- Joe Lienhart, former JACC Precision Machining instructor

“The Academy was exactly what I needed to start my college education. It was by far less intimidating than the traditional colleges and much more focused on the student’s specialized needs.”

- Jason Church, Territory ManagerAlro Steel

“The Academy for Manufacturing Careers is a great program that teaches real world experiences and has led me to great success as a machinist.”